The Soroco Rams will square off against the West Grand Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Soroco is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Vail Christian on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Soroco was beaten by Vail Christian 69-40. The Rams have struggled against the Saints recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Brayden Dudley, who posted 18 points in addition to five boards and five steals. That was a full 45% of Soroco's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Joseph Cordova, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 14 points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-43, which was the final score in West Grand's tilt against De Beque on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 334th, while the Dragons are ranked 164th).
Like West Grand, they lost despite seeing results from several players. Sanjay Geffers led the charge by putting up 20 points. Geffers is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Stran Lechman, who scored ten points.
West Grand's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Soroco, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Soroco and West Grand were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but Soroco came up empty-handed after a 31-30 loss. Will Soroco have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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